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This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Mr. Church, October 5, 1907)
(Andrew Carnegie to Mr. Church, October 5, 1907)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Letter dated October 5, 1907 from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church regarding questions about contractors who deal with shelving for libraries. Top of letter states ""Copy of letter."" Bottom of letter has an additional note from Andrew Carnegie.
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, October 5, 1907)
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, October 5, 1907)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Donaldson, James, Sir, 1831-1915, University of St. Andrews, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Business referrals
An unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Church, Secretary of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, asking him to put Sir James Donaldson, principal of St. Andrews University in Scotland, in contact with the contractors that have been providing shelving for Carnegie Library buildings. Marked ""copy of letter.""
(James Bertram to Samuel Harden Church, Jan. 6, 1906)
(James Bertram to Samuel Harden Church, Jan. 6, 1906)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Military museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Grand Army of the Republic. Thomas Espey Post no. 153, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Reporting the signing of a contract between the trustees of Carnegie Library and members of the Thomas Espey Post no. 153, Grand Army of the Republic, for the purpose of preserving war relics.
(Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram, January 9, 1906)
(Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram, January 9, 1906)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Military museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Frew, William Nimick
Typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram, concerning the lease of space in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for a Grand Army Post military museum.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, January 16, 1908)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, January 16, 1908)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Western University of Pennsylvania, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.), University of Pittsburgh, McCormick, Samuel B., Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Music theory, Orchestra, Organ (Musical instrument), Degrees, Academic--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie about the site for the ""new university"", presumably for the new location of the Western University of Pennsylvania. It will eventually be located in Oakland a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. and will be renamed to the University of Pittsburgh once it is built in 1908. Church states he had a long talk with Chancellor Samuel Black McCormick of the Western University of Pennsylvania about the new university. He states that there is not enough room for the new university to be built on the ""Technical Schools"" site as Mr. Hamerschlag needs room for growth for the Carnegie Institute, Technical Schools. Church proposes that the new university be built on the ""Schenley tract"". Church suggests that they wait to ""amalgamate"" the new university to Carnegie Institute until the buildings are built for the Western University of Pennsylvania. He then writes that the Chancellor at the new university ""will be glad to come to us when we are ready to launch our great university of the Fine Arts"". Church remarks that once this is accomplished there will be the Carnegie Institute, Technical Schools, the new university, classes in the Carnegie Institute's Art department, demonstrations in natural science at the Carnegie Museum and the ""systematic study of books in the Library."" There is a handwritten notation at the bottom of the letter that states there should be mention in a later letter of Music theory by means of the Orchestra and Organ and the power to confer degrees by the Carnegie Institute brought to them by the Chancellor. Typed ""Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pa."" at head of letter.
(Unknown to S.H. Church, April 28, 1908)
(Unknown to S.H. Church, April 28, 1908)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Museum
Letter dated April 28, 1908 from unknown to Samuel Harden Church reporting that nearly one million volumes were circulated by the Library last year and that the museum has excellent galleries and is already one of the world's wonders.